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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

BlueCherry: Best-in-Class Fashion PLM

Concept-to-Consumer Solution

In the fast-paced and ultra-competitive fashion industry, retailers, brands, and

manufacturers are continuously challenged to deliver greater product innovation and

value. To meet frequent shifts in consumer demand, global supply chains must anticipate

and respond with faster, more ef cient and cost-effective operations and products.

When it comes to solving the unique challenges of the fashion lifecycle, BlueCherry

PLM stands above the rest. By managing design images (including Adobe Illustratorformats), product and raw materials development, purchasing and sample approval,

and end-to-end work ow tracking, BlueCherry PLM enables your company to accelerate

speed-to-market, increase process visibility, enhance internal and supplier collaboration,

and achieve many other strategic business improvements.

BlueCherry PLM delivers value to your organization either as a stand-alone module

or as a fully integrated component of the BlueCherry Enterprise solution. It is often

paired with our Collaborative Supply Chain module to extend the bene ts to business

partners, and can also integrate with virtually any ERP solution.

BlueCherry PLM gives manufacturers, importers and retailers the

tools they need to successfully integrate product development,

manufacturing, and the distribution processes so designers,merchants, buyers and production associates will be on the same

page throughout the product development process.

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Key Benefts

Enhanced Productivity Spend less time lling outpaperwork and searching forinformation and more time beingcreative. BlueCherry PLM putsinformation at your ngertips andreduces the administrative overheadof managing spreadsheets, e-mailsand faxes.

Broad Range of Capabilities Manage design and artwork,merchandising, material andproduct development, purchasingand sourcing, speci cationsand evaluations, and work ow

management processes.Break DownInformation Barriers Different departments often usedifferent programs to enter varioustypes of data. With BlueCherry PLMall information is standardized andinput once so everyone in the chaincan access it and create whateverreports are needed, giving youbetter visibility of the entire process.

Achieve Process Visibility Integrate internal teams and vendorpartners to track and manageprocess milestones with streamlinedapprovals, automated alerts andnoti cations.

Save Time and Money By eliminating redundant dataentry, communication gaps andhuman error, some customers haveimproved productivity byup to 40%.

BlueCherry PLM AdvantagesEasy, Familiar User Interface BlueCherry PLM conforms toMicrosofts Fluent User Interfacerst used in Microsoft Of ce 2007,using Ribbons, Contextual Tabs, andlarge graphical buttons. This resultsin increased user acceptance andlower training costs.

Integrated Tech Pack Designer Design complex technical packagesusing BlueCherry PLMs built-inWYSIWYG tech pack designer.

Incorporate any required systemdata into multi-page layoutsdesigned to your speci cations.

Integrated Purchase Order ManagementUnlike competing solutions that simply produce reports, BlueCherry PLM incorporatesa true purchase order management system, giving you complete visibility of allproduction costs.

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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

To learn more about BlueCherry, contact your BlueCherry sales representative at 212-408-3809or email us at bluecherry@cgsinc.com . You can also visit us at www.bluecherry.com

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Key Features Bene ts

Advanced & Fashion-Ready Solution

Adobe Illustrator Plug-in

Product Data Management

Materials Management

Color Management

Sample Management

Costing

Product Sourcing/Purchasing

Bill of Materials (BOM) Management

Calendar Management

Work ow Management

Vendor Portal

BlueCherry PLM is a comprehensive solution with the exibility and ease of use needed to ensureyour success. Developed speci cally for the fashion & retail industry, it is a perfect t for creative,visual, and fast-changing fashion and softgoods design, development, and sourcing processes.

Integrate your entire design team with the Adobe Illustrator Plug-in for BlueCherry PLM. This innovative toolenables designers to quickly and easily post their images, product information and line lists directly into thePLM product record. It enables designers to remain focused on the creative process, while integrating theircontributions into PLM without performing non-design related tasks.

Foster true collaborative development by leveraging an easy-to-use online platform where global productteams share detailed product information in real time. Manage every aspect of your product developmentand sourcing processes by providing teams and vendors with access to a single version of the truth; includingconcepts and styles, images, collection information, grading templates, measurements, construction details,label placement and tech packs.

Create fabric and trim libraries, complete with pictures, and track and manage fabric, trim and sample ordersand approvals to keep everyone on the same page and development processes on schedule. Receive accurateand timely material details on products, suppliers and aggregated demand and enable true cross-departmentalcollaboration to develop and manage a complete materials library.

Track lab dips and strike-offs through their entire approval process, including sample requests. BlueCherry PLMalso includes the ability to create color libraries.

Communicate with vendors and track the progress of all samples throughout the development andproduction process.

Integrate the power of nancial analysis into the product development process. Once nance createsrequired formulas and evaluation criteria, sophisticated cost analysis becomes simple and intuitive forproduct development teams as they can easily create cost scenarios with variable and xed costs at anylevel of detail, with any number of steps, and for any number of locations.

Solicit RFQs, deliver technical packages and exchange electronic documents with your entire design,sourcing, and production teams. Share technical design details with vendors and business partners, includingspeci cations, detail images and sample evaluations. Manage sample ttings, raw materials, production ordersand packing and shipping all in one system.

Manage every detail of a garment to be produced. BlueCherry PLM also supports multiple BOMs.

Gain control over the development and production processes; assigning tasks, milestones and due datesto consistently ensure on-time, on-budget products. By providing greater visibility into key milestones andaction items, BlueCherry PLM ensures that tasks are executed on time and individuals and teams understandtheir speci c responsibilities. Flexible calendars for product, season, product line, style and SKU providemanagement visibility across the entire development calendar.

Automate complex manual processes to gain production ef ciencies, including task assignment and approvals.

Mobile web portal for access by customers or vendors to product information, RFQ. purchasing,sample tracking and work ow.

Quality & Compliance

Reporting & Analytics

Establish greater control over raw materials and nished goods sourcing, testing compliance, qualityassurance, and other key business activities. Leverage PLM to generate and manage CPSIA, GCC andother compliance documentation. Link data from onsite sample approvals, factory scorecarding andother quality initiatives directly into the PLM to maintain a comprehensive product record.

Generate robust reports to give complete visibility into the entire design to production process.BlueCherry PLM includes a user-friendly drag-and-drop report-building engine that givesnon-technical users the ability to create, promote and share reports.